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Google kills 'view image' button from search results
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) In a move to curb the lifting of copyrighted images from its platform, Google has removed the "view image" button from its image search results. "Today we're launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users and useful websites. "This will include...
Auction Recap For Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Domain Shane reports a comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted Feb. 11, 2018. Asterisk next prices means the name was at the auction from a private seller, Domain Shane reports, rather than an expiring name and might have had a reserve....
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Trump's $4 trillion budget helps move deficit sharply higher
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget for next year that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit and - unlike the plan he released last year - never comes close to promising a balanced federal ledger even after 10 years. And that's before last week's $300...
Asian shares rise for fifth consecutive day
Tokyo — Asian shares rose for a fifth consecutive day on Friday as investor confidence slowly returns after a sharp sell-off earlier in February, but the dollar continued its descent, hitting a three-year low against a basket of major currencies. US debt yields stood near multi-year highs. Two-year...
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Shorter children may have a higher stroke risk as adults, says study
Children who are just a few inches shorter than their peers are more likely to suffer a stroke in adulthood, a large Danish study suggests. Adult women who were unusually short girls at age 7 years were 11 percent more likely to have what’s known as an ischemic stroke, the most common kind,...
Ultra-processed food may increase risk of breast, prostate and bowel cancers
Increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods such as packaged baked goods and snacks, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals and reconstituted meat products, may possibly raise the risk of developing cancers of the breast, prostate and bowel, researchers have warned. Processed food that accounts for up to...
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Japan’s Cryptocurrency Industry Launching Self-Regulatory Body
A new self-regulatory entity merging Japan’s two primary cryptocurrency industry groups has been formed following the recent $530 million hack of Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck, Cryptocoinsnews reported. The unnamed new entity will launch April 1, Nikkei reports, one year after Japan’s revised...
Mining Crypto In a Browser Is a Complete Waste of Time
Malware that surreptitiously mines cryptocurrency while you browse the web is big news right now – literally in the case of news outlet Salon, which has enabled it as an opt-in feature. One thing that it certainly isn’t, though, is big business. Every other day, media outlets seem to be running...
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Federer highly motivated to reclaim top ranking in Rotterdam
(Reuters) - Roger Federer will be highly motivated to reclaim the world number one ranking for the first time in more than five years when he plays at this week's ABN Amro World Tennis event in Rotterdam. ......
Serena Williams Puts on Brave Face After Comeback Defeat
Asheville: Former world number one Serena Williams said she felt...
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Arsene Wenger Insists He Will 'Respect His Contract' Amidst Arsenal Exit Talk
Arsene Wenger has hit back at reports he could leave Arsenal this summer after he insisted he always 'respects his contracts'. The Frenchman was the subject of media speculation earlier this week as claims were made against him seeing out the remainder of his two-year deal at the Emirates, amid...
Batshuayi double delights Dortmund in Europa League
Dortmund’s double scorer Michy Batshuayi wins the ball against three Atalanta defenders during the Europa League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta Bergamo in Dortmund, Germany, on Thursday, February 15, 2018. LONDON: Michy Batshuayi scored twice, the second goal arriving in...
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The ‘Fierce’ People Of Venezuela Have To Be Fierce To Resist The Eagle’s Talons
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Roger Federer 'never imagined' having chance to become oldest number one
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Mitt Romney Officially Announces Utah Senate Run
Mitt Romney Officially Announces Utah Senate Run
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announced that he will officially be running for Senate in Utah, according to CNBC. Romney announced his campaign by releasing a video message which already...
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The ‘Fierce’ People Of Venezuela Have To Be Fierce To Resist The Eagle’s Talons
The ‘Fierce’ People Of Venezuela Have To Be Fierce To Resist The Eagle’s Talons
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling When anthropologists first arrived to study and observe the Yanomami tribes of Venezuela‘s Orinoco River, they had to hang their hammocks inside the...
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Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia
Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia
Islamabad, Feb 16: Pakistan has decided to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia under bilateral security cooperation with the kingdom which is involved in the ongoing civil war in neighbouring Yemen. The...
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Most Americans can buy an AR-15 assault rifle before they can buy beer
Most Americans can buy an AR-15 assault rifle before they can buy beer
The military-style gun, the weapon of choice for mass shootings, can be bought in most states starting at the age of 18...
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The consequences of inaction in Syria are about to become alarmingly clear
The consequences of inaction in Syria are about to become alarmingly clear
(CNN)Over the past few weeks, the shadow cast by Syria's conflict has been growing longer and darker. Many of the conflict's protagonists will mingle at a security conference this weekend in Munich,...
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Swiss skiers first athletes hit by norovirus at Pyeongchang Games
Swiss skiers first athletes hit by norovirus at Pyeongchang Games
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Two Swiss freestyle skiers are the first athletes confirmed to have been hit by a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea at the Pyeongchang Winter Games,...
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UK PM Theresa May heads to Berlin to face tough German line on Brexit
UK PM Theresa May heads to Berlin to face tough German line on Brexit
LONDON/BERLIN: British Prime Minister Theresa May travels to Berlin on Friday to meet German leader Angela Merkel, hoping to overcome near-deadlock in her attempts to negotiate a Brexit deal with the...
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Starman and his Tesla may make a fiery return, in a million years
Starman and his Tesla may make a fiery return, in a million years
On February 6, SpaceX launched the most powerful rocket currently in use and put a red Tesla sports car with a dummy named Starman in space. Since then many...
Lithuania celebrates centenary of Independence Act signing
Lithuania celebrates centenary of Independence Act signing
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — European leaders and royals gathered Friday in Lithuania, which is celebrating the centenary of its independence declaration with...
Child screams for eight hours straight on transatlantic ‘flight from hell’
Child screams for eight hours straight on transatlantic ‘flight from hell’
A young child was filmed screaming for eight hours straight during a plane journey from Germany to New York, on what passengers have described as the “flight...
Israel is not a 'place of refuge'
Israel is not a 'place of refuge'
Contrary to media claims, Israel is not "betraying" its history by deporting asylum seekers. It's continuing it. ......
Military training plane crashes in Turkey; 2 pilots dead
Military training plane crashes in Turkey; 2 pilots dead
Turkey's military says a plane used to train pilots has crashed in western Turkey, killing its...
Trump to tackle mental health, school safety — but not guns
Trump to tackle mental health, school safety — but not guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the nation united and grieving with "one heavy heart," President Donald Trump is promising to tackle school safety and "the...
Donald Trump has a 'strong relationship' with PM Narendra Modi: US
Donald Trump has a 'strong relationship' with PM Narendra Modi: US
US President Donald Trump has a "strong relationship" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a State Department official said today, emphasising that India-US ties...
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Inaction on sexual abuse is no longer excusable
Inaction on sexual abuse is no longer excusable
All of us, even victims, need to do more to show predators that their time is up. ......
I want a political party that won't let me down
I want a political party that won't let me down
I loved the My Word column Monday by Karilyn Rust, a liberal Democrat who is leaving the party after...
Development standoff in Shirley Shores, other Lake areas, grabs county commissioners' attention
Development standoff in Shirley Shores, other Lake areas, grabs county commissioners' attention
Government easily approves bad ideas when they are just theories. When reality strikes, however,...
Let’s invest in U.S. future — Transportation Secretary Chao
Let’s invest in U.S. future — Transportation Secretary Chao
President Donald Trump has announced a bold, innovative plan for improving and investing in...
Kim Yo Jong does not accurately represent North Korea. Here is the reality.
Kim Yo Jong does not accurately represent North Korea. Here is the reality.
The media should be using the Olympics to educate, not fawn over a totalitarian regime. ......
Maldives in crisis: Beijing faces tough choices
Maldives in crisis: Beijing faces tough choices
The recent constitutional crisis in the Maldives put the cozy relationship between the archipelago...
Republicans’ indifference to the massacres of innocents will lead to their ruin
Republicans’ indifference to the massacres of innocents will lead to their ruin
Only when politicians break the hold of the NRA will meaningful dialogue on guns take place. ......
